TREYNOR (Feb. 13) -- The AHSTW girls basketball season came to a close last Tuesday night as Madelyn Deitchler scored 31 points for Treynor in the 2nd-ranked Cardinals’ 63-39, Class 2A regional quarterfinal win over the Lady Vikes. Deitchler made 13-of-18 field goals in the game and teammates Kayla Chapman and Konnor Sudmann added 15 and 11 points, respectively.

    MANILLA -- Garland M. Barratt, 90, Manilla, died February 18 at Manilla Manor.    Services will be held Friday, Feb. 23 at 11:30 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Irwin with burial in the Oak Hill Cemetery at a later date.  A masonic service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the church fellowship hall in Irwin.  Visitation is Friday from 10-11 a.m.

    PUEBLO, CO -- Peggy Jo Gragert, 68, Pueblo, CO, died February 8.  A memorial service and private burial in Jacksonville will be held at a later date.    She is survived by her husband, Walter, of Pueblo; daughter Martha Coleman of Colorado; son Daniel Gragert of Colorado; stepdaughters Lindy Pittman of Wisconsin and Jennifer Powell of Alabama; and her parents, Howard and Rhoda Henriksen, of Harlan.
 

    AVOCA -- Donna May Dargin, 82, Avoca, died February 19 at Bergan Mercy Medical Center.    Services and burial are pending and will be held at a later date.  Family greeted friends Thursday, Feb. 22 from 6-7:30 p.m.

HARLAN -- Harlan wasn’t awarded, but was recognized as a finalist in Iowa’s Healthiest State Initiative (HSI) during the inaugural HSI awards held Thursday, Feb. 15 in Des Moines.    Winners were awarded in a number of categories including individual, school, workplace and hometown.  Harlan was among six finalists for the hometown award. 

HARLAN -- Harlan Community High School’s Show Choir program is turning heads this year.     In only its fifth year, the high school group Breaking Cylence has garnered a third-place finish at one of its first contests, and has a rising star in the making in sophomore vocalist Camron Buck who has been named best male soloist at two of the first three events, as well as all-star performer at one of those contests.    Judges are praising the grou

    HARLAN -- The 32nd Annual Home, Garden & Living Show in Harlan has been scheduled for Sat., March 24 in Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, 1104 Morningview Drive.  Hosted by the Harlan Newspapers each spring, the event draws approximately 1,500 visitors.

    HARLAN – Officials with Inland Sea – Harlan LLC confirmed recently that there may be an announcement soon of the status of the project in Harlan.    “We are in the midst of making changes to the project and will know much more soon,” said Chief Executive Officer Kevin Kimle.  “We’ll share as soon as the scope of those changes is ready to announce.”    It was last July that Inland Sea – Harlan LLC announced that Reicks View Farms of Lawler,

    HARLAN -- On Monday, Feb. 19, the Harlan Community Jazz Experience and Jazz Ensemble performed at the Dick Bauman Jazz Festival held in Glenwood.    In Class 3A, the Jazz Experience earned first place honors and the Jazz Ensemble was third.    The Dick Bauman Jazz Festival is the district qualifier for the Iowa Jazz Championships for schools in southwest Iowa.